In a Chemical Engineering article, Emerson’s Nick Pinto offers strategies for improving tank farm safety with more effective gas release and flame detection In countless war movies, the heroes, whether in trenches or spaceships, have to stop the enemy advance at some...
A common power industry theme at the 2020 Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference has been the many challenges organizations experience in a shifting environment. The need for maintaining reliability and compliance and avoiding obsolescence remain, yet organizations also...
The challenges associated with a shift toward renewables and maintaining business continuity during a global pandemic have resulted in new opportunities that have been a constant topic among attendees at Emerson’s 2020 Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference. Customers are...
Power companies across North America are transitioning to more renewable fuel sources, and they require new digital technologies, software, and services to help them drive operational excellence across the enterprise. Emerson and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems...
Day two of the Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference saw speakers focusing on the importance of cybersecurity in driving better operations across the power and water industries. Hyperconnectivity challenges cybersecurity Many...
Emerson’s 2020 Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference opened with Bob Yeager, president of power & water solutions, providing an update on the power and water landscape in our rapidly changing world. Bob opened with a look at how interaction and routines have...
Factories and production processes are commonly built by installing many subsystems and standalone machines. Integrating the automation among so many elements can be complex and expensive. Fortunately, PLC and PAC automation technology has improved in many ways,...
In a Control Engineering article, Seven benefits to using mobile software in your organization, Emerson’s Mariana Dionisio describes how this mobility helps organizations drive business performance improvements with their engineering and operations staff.
In a Control Engineering article, A mobile HMI strategy can lead to digital transformation, Emerson’s Danny Strinden and Mariana Dionisio describe how mobile HMIs are an important element in digital transformation efforts by enabling broader decision support and situational awareness across the plant staff.
In a Control Engineering article, Five essential criteria for effective mobile HMIs, Emerson’s Mariana Dionisio, Camilo Fadul and Cindy Scott share criteria for secure, easy to use, and collaborative mobile HMIs.
Authors: Emerson's Alexandre Peixoto, International Society of Automation (ISA)'s Andre Ristaino Selecting, engineering, implementing, and operating a control system is a significant, long-term investment. Applying a defense-in-depth strategy to protect the process...
An ethylene plant has a number of very large, very critical compressors which will cause the entire plant to shutdown if they ever trip. The cracked gas compressor increases the entire cold-side feed from around 3 psig to ~475 psig, typically through 5 stages. The two refrigeration compressors are the next biggest compressors that can also shut down the entire plant if they trip.
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